InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Threaded ❯ The Barren Wasteland ( Chapter 1 )

The dust cleared slowly above the horizon. Decaying filth of a desolate wasteland waited as the cliff tops parted, allowing the hallowed ground to be caressed by the feathery glimpses of the sun. But, alas it lasted for naught. Soon the thick smog defiled the rich warmth of the sun's rays, pushing back its kind and open prisms; engulfing them into a thick miasma so potent that not even a single bird could land upon a branch. A weed to grow. A lung to breath.

 

 

The wind picked up greatly, giving the scene above a somewhat earth riel look. Like some evil had befallen the small desolate landscape below into a dark cloud of malice and evil. But something stood out. A regal ever baring figure, standing with an air that mad him all the more aristocratic. Sesshomaru stood towering on his mid-day perch, always to look out over the barren city in which he was forced…like many other demons and half demons into isolation. Closing his eyes his thoughts were suspended from harsh cries.

 

“Run!! Everyone run!!” Demon men and woman of all kinds screamed in high pitched yowls and frightened yelps. Sesshomaru was suddenly pulled upon forcefully by a gnarled old hand. He could not help but give a cold hearted disinterested sneer. But deep down he could not see his people hurt this way.

 

“Sesshomaru, quickly! We must abandon the crevice. The troops from lord Ryukasoa's forces have found us out! They will not spare the women and children!” Sesshomaru gazed unemotionally at the old ragged demon, whose brittle bones and paling flesh made him seem so ancient and wearisome than all the years he had known him.

 

“Totosai, do not be mistaken. This Sesshomaru will not run and hide like some filthy pathetic cockroach under a cement stone. Run if you wish, I care not.” Sesshomaru tore his arm away and slowly moved upon his heel in one poised fluid motion and walked away. He didn't want to let Totosai see the hurt in his eyes even though his outward appearance portrayed nothing.

 

“You stupid spoiled mutt! Just because your more powerful than the rest of us doesn't mean you can act all warped with your over huge ego and over spent sense of dignity! You owe us, fight! You made a promise! Your father made that promise!!” Totosai stopped his foot in frustration and anger.

 

“Stop right there!”

 

Sesshomaru paused; a slow smirked played across his lips. They dare had the audacity to command him? Were they that full of themselves? Truly the armed troops of CROSS had reached an all time low.

 

“Oh dear!” Totosai immediately ran for cover, his true nature of being defenseless and obviously useless in a time of need resurfaced.

 

“Pathetic.” Sesshomaru rolled his eyes in utter annoyance. “Your all talk old man.”

 

“You there! Demon, were are you hiding the others!! Surrender or we will eradicate you under the law's of Sir Ryukasoa and the Armada of CROSS!”

 

“Tell me…do you fear death?” Sesshomaru was standing with his back still turned and chuckled lightly when the troops could not think of a suitable rebuttal. How humor some. The pathetic fools may have had genetic implants but they were nothing compared to a true fully fledged abomination of chaos like himself. Turning he raised his clawed hands and smirked rather coldly. “Die.” He leapt into the air and dexterously flexed his sharp talons which gave a sick cracking noise as the joints and ligaments detached and regrouped.

 

“Quick release the weapon now!!” Quickly as if the wind had had a hand in their commission the soldiers pulled a heavy metallic latch upon the vehicle behind them. Within on a four wheeled carrier rolled out a huge black tankard looking cannon. It had wires attached to it and within the metallic casing was a strange white liquid. Sesshomaru halted at that moment in mid air, if one were to see it was extraordinary. Sesshomaru had leapt fully into the air but only to land heavily where he had picked up off the ground spraying sediments and rock everywhere.

 

Looking within he saw hundreds…no thousands, dear gods maybe more!! Hundreds of clinging soul like parasites. Creatures whose souls had been ripped fully from their bodies and manipulated into some chi powered energy sucking force tankard. Obviously not only did this weapon appear to sap the very essence of its victims but feed on the souls for a source of power as well. He could barely make out the form of a youthful girl, her tortured soul banging on the glass. Wanting her freedom.

 

“Disgusting, Ryukasoa has weapons feeding off both demon and human souls. How filthy.” With that Sesshomaru pulled his claws back and lashed out a venomous green whip. One soldier hadn't even seen it coming, his stomach was torn apart in an instant, and the glowering green whip lashed out and then came from behind. Hitting him so forcefully in his head that his brain was melted in an instant. It all seeped out in an oozing fluid from his noise and ears, before his fleshy body…or what was left collapsed to the ground.

 

“You bastard demon!!” A soldier from his rear charged with a renewed ferocity and anger, his gun held high to seemingly thrash him with. Sesshomaru graceful leapt, positioning his left footing on his own whip. It served as a balancing beam to hold him over his attacker, moving his hand upwards and fro he was swerved about on the whip. His hand and arm arched for a direct blow.

 

“Poison flower claw.” His claws tore through the man's upper abdomenon and tore the upper half completely off which by the way melted to nothing from the deadly toxins. His spleen was left to spray his gore in washing rain droplets of crimson. Sesshomaru landed easily onto his feet and played a smirk across his lips again. What he didn't realize was that his poison had melted through the cannon.

 

The souls seeped out, laughing and spiraling into the air. Set free and able to find their peace, at least from this life. But something happened. One laser emitted from the cannon, soon followed another and another till Sesshomaru was surrounded. He took a step back only to be stung viciously. He winced and watched as his flesh began to regenerate.

 

“What sort of trickery is this…?” He glared forth and then watched as the rest of the soldiers ran towards him; they seemed now more intent on killing him now. But why?

 

Sesshomaru now immediately figure this part out rather quickly than his instincts to defend himself could react. Looking down the lasers began zigzagging. Turning holographic prismic light into flesh and blood. At first Sesshomaru was wondering if whatever was being excluded from the weapon was a weapon in itself but to his surprise a pair of legs came first. Long slim and nicely pulled tautly over firm muscles, then a naked pair of breasts and then full lips.

 

The form was now so close to him, then…a staggering heart beat.

 

Thum…

Thum..

Thum-Thum

 

Deep hazel eyes opened to look into his own. Bright and ebon like a horse's coat but forever on going like dark abysses of heather. Sesshomaru held the naked feminine form in his arms not knowing what to do but he did receive panicked shouts of disbelief and confusion from his foes.

 

From out of their hiding places, faces appeared one after the other. Demons, half demons, and humans alike all poked their heads out from the rubble. Startled gasps assailed the wind, extending the very thick silence.

 

“Is that a Verahma?!”

“It can't be…no such things exist!!”

“She's beautiful, like those old yellowing magazines depicting beauties of days gone past!”

“She's a tennyo I tell you!! A heavenly maiden come to save us!”

“Don't be so foolish as to believe in fairy tales!”

“Did she just come from out of the blue?”

 

Sesshomaru glared furiously at his comrades whom abandoned him as he alone took on their foes. So much for them being his pack. He then stared down at the girl. He raised and eyebrow as her flesh emitted a starry white glow, her skin began to get very cold. Then she suddenly tightened her grip onto his arms. Her eyes glowed for only a bit and then. They simply vanished.

 

“Stupid mutt!! Hey wait…they're…they're gone. Oh my, what a dilemma.” Totosai whispered in shock.

 

 

Author's notes: Hope you liked the first chapter; Sesshomaru was awesome in this fic and I wanted to keep him true to his bad ass nature. I promise he won't go out of whack with OOC-ness. Oh by the way the other IY characters will be introduced too, I thought I'd have Totosai make his appearance first. He makes me laugh.